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Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Marcus, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
20%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Marcus, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
13%
6p
76°
7p
75°
8p
72°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
58°
4a
55°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
61°
8a
68°
9a
76°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
87°
5p
L 52°H 89°
Marcus, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    65%
    75°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    93%
    63°51°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    93%
    55°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    62°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    66°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    14%
    60°53°
Marcus, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
065° · veering 50°
Direction
ENE
065°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 10 · pk 29 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ene-bound air across the harbor.
Marcus, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
957.5
+0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 28.27 inHg
Now
957.5
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
+2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 953960
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Marcus, IA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.8 μg/m³
PM 10
4.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
114.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.9 Low
Marcus, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Marcus, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:20 AM
Moonset
12:55 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Marcus, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Marcus at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 16, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Marcus

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.